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the u.s. strategic command and deputy director of the missile defense agency reviewed the results and status and finally of record of the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the director of cade receives individual updates. with the completion of the study the results will be briefed by the requirements oversight council and missile defense executives of lord and finally the deputy secretary advisory working group for approval. we are in that phase right now and of the schedule holds it will complete this week. this is a rather laborious structure the world move quite smoothly and we found it's effective in getting combat command service system developer input. it helped keep our efforts coherent and complete as we work through the factors. as i mentioned earlier, nato has just taken the decision of ballistic missile defense as the core elements of our collective defense. the u.s. the dutch delegation for the air defense and nato i spend a significant amount of time discussing the p
the u.s. strategic command and deputy director of the missile defense agency reviewed the results and status and finally of record of the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the director of cade receives individual updates. with the completion of the study the results will be briefed by the requirements oversight council and missile defense executives of lord and finally the deputy secretary advisory working group for approval. we are in that phase right now and of the schedule holds...
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u.s. law as a human rights abuser in iran. mr. mashaei's visit will come just four days after the united nations secretary-general released an interim report on human rights in iran. the report states -- quote -- "the human rights situation in iran has been marked by intensified crackdowns on human rights defenders. women's rights activists, journalists and government opponents. concerns about torture, arbitrary detentions and unfair trials continue to be raised by u.n. human rights mechanisms. additionally, they said discrimination persisted against minority groups, and in some cases amounting to persecution. they said a worrying trend is the increased number of cases in which political prisoners are accused of mohavrit. that is, amnity against god, an offense which under their law is punishable by death. at least 22 people charged with the mohavrit have been executed since january, 2010, underthey are man's administration. journalists, bloggers, human rights defenders and lawyers continu
u.s. law as a human rights abuser in iran. mr. mashaei's visit will come just four days after the united nations secretary-general released an interim report on human rights in iran. the report states -- quote -- "the human rights situation in iran has been marked by intensified crackdowns on human rights defenders. women's rights activists, journalists and government opponents. concerns about torture, arbitrary detentions and unfair trials continue to be raised by u.n. human rights...
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particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the technology would be used, so it began a series of freedom of information act requests. we were trying to understand the tech technical specifications, the protocols, contracts arranged with the venders, and we began to work with expert organizations, civil rights groups, groups across the political spectrum, and groups in the travel industry. as we became aware of the concerns raised, we've joined with the organizations and submitted a petition to secretary that poll tan know in the spring of 2009 shortly after we learned of the tsa's plan to make these body scanners the primary screening technique i
particular airport screening technology that the tsa has adopted and now hopes to widely deploy in u.s. airports, and that is the body scanner technology. we became aware of this technology almost six years ago. we followed it at the very beginning the concerns raised about the privacy impact, about the health impacts, and also w4r the technology would be effective. we were cautious at the outset, and we wouldn't make any strong statements until we obtained more facts to understand how the...
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what can the u.s. do to ensure that civil society representatives are full and equal participants through the process? >> i welcome your question. let me just say it is very important to every that we are trying to do that the institutions understand that you are paying attention to and you care about this, and you will hold them to the highest possible standards that's necessary for us if we have any chance at being effective. now the president of the world bank, bob zoellick, has done a very effective job across the board making sure the bank is better at not just measuring results, providing transparency, battling corruption, but in the specific case that you mentioned, making sure that through inspection panels under means that where you have large programs that have big impact on citizens on the ground in these countries, there's a chance for feedback and input as they shape the design ahead of the approval by the board. i'd be happy to have my colleagues provide you more detail in writing. of cou
what can the u.s. do to ensure that civil society representatives are full and equal participants through the process? >> i welcome your question. let me just say it is very important to every that we are trying to do that the institutions understand that you are paying attention to and you care about this, and you will hold them to the highest possible standards that's necessary for us if we have any chance at being effective. now the president of the world bank, bob zoellick, has done a...
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when it was issued by the u.s. army corps of engineers not with the concurrence of epa and, in fact, without taking into account significant comments made by epa, it was litigated. and in the course of that litigation, epa was asked to determine whether or not to -- excuse me, epa had to determine, we were not asked to, we had to determine whether or not we would stand behind a permit that we did not degree -- not agree with. instead we chose to use the veto authority under the clean water and air act. >> the permit issued by the corps, had approval of epa. >> no, sir, the epa commented on several versions of the permit discussions. i know the permit applicant has said over and over again that we approve. we did not. our comments were taken. many of them were not addressed. and the final permit issued by the corps in our opinion was not protective of public health, not protective of the water quality, not consistent with the language of the clean water act. i do admit that is being litigated still. >> i don't guess
when it was issued by the u.s. army corps of engineers not with the concurrence of epa and, in fact, without taking into account significant comments made by epa, it was litigated. and in the course of that litigation, epa was asked to determine whether or not to -- excuse me, epa had to determine, we were not asked to, we had to determine whether or not we would stand behind a permit that we did not degree -- not agree with. instead we chose to use the veto authority under the clean water and...
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everybody in the u.s. has this stuff. well, not everybody but most everybody it's the rest of the world where this is a dramatic revolution. and so here are global numbers, and these numbers are important because i'm also going to talk about the problems. i was told to be positive, but there are some dark clouds on the horizon. if you look at this, it took about 125 years on the planet to get to 20 telephones per 100 people. that meant approximately 80% of the people on the planet didn't have a telephone. it took only 15 years to get the 75% of the people that have a cell phone. that's the revolution. everybody else can talk to everybody else. the second part of the revolution we heard about is broadband because it's not only voice but its video and data and that is important. and you will observe that there are more people on the planet with a broadband connection than a telephone. that is a remarkable revolution. but remember, we are still down here at 20% or 20 per 100. the question is we cannot wait a century for the
everybody in the u.s. has this stuff. well, not everybody but most everybody it's the rest of the world where this is a dramatic revolution. and so here are global numbers, and these numbers are important because i'm also going to talk about the problems. i was told to be positive, but there are some dark clouds on the horizon. if you look at this, it took about 125 years on the planet to get to 20 telephones per 100 people. that meant approximately 80% of the people on the planet didn't have a...
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we have about 13,000 total clients and in the u.s. we bank about 50% of any company in the u.s. that has received a round of venture capital financing and we bank more than 50% of all the venture capital firms in the u.s. and to karen's point we do have offices all over the u.s., 26 offices. anywhere where you would think there would be a high tech center and invocation center in the u.s. so to answer your question specifically, i would say first you have to break down the market into what i would call three segments. and i thought you did at the beginning this morning -- did a good job of breaking it down into two segments. i would add a third. so if you take main street america -- the startups, the businesses, the dry cleaners and all the traditional businesses, that's one segment. another segment is the innovation sector. but i think you should break the sector one -- in one more way. you should stratify that in two parts. one is growth and then extremely high growth companies. just real quick stat on venture-backed companies, venture capitalists have invested in companies ma
we have about 13,000 total clients and in the u.s. we bank about 50% of any company in the u.s. that has received a round of venture capital financing and we bank more than 50% of all the venture capital firms in the u.s. and to karen's point we do have offices all over the u.s., 26 offices. anywhere where you would think there would be a high tech center and invocation center in the u.s. so to answer your question specifically, i would say first you have to break down the market into what i...
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while u.s./pakistan military cooperation has ill proved in some respects -- has improved in some respects, the pakistani army has not yet gone after the sanctuaries for the haqqani network in north waziristan or the afghan taliban in pakistan. over the past month the status quo in the centcom aor has changed dramatically, and this change appears to be ongoing. the protests in egypt, bahrain, jordan, yemen and other countries are examples of what president obama has correctly called a, quote, hunger for freedom. many in the middle east have been denied their democratic and human rights for too long, and can the past month is a clear demonstration of the people there demanding those rights. the united states needs to make constantly clear it supports those seeking to exercise their fundamental rights in the middle east and around the world. the committee looks forward to hearing from general mat he's on his a-- mattis on his assessment and views on these protest movements, how our security, how ou
while u.s./pakistan military cooperation has ill proved in some respects -- has improved in some respects, the pakistani army has not yet gone after the sanctuaries for the haqqani network in north waziristan or the afghan taliban in pakistan. over the past month the status quo in the centcom aor has changed dramatically, and this change appears to be ongoing. the protests in egypt, bahrain, jordan, yemen and other countries are examples of what president obama has correctly called a, quote,...
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the u.s. senate about to gavel in to start the day. first up morning business, speeches on any topic and they will speak for 90 minutes or so before getting to legislative work. at 11:00 this morning, lawmakers will vote on the short-term government spending bill approved by the house last night. that measure would fund the federal government for another two weeks and proposes about $4 billion in cuts. after that, more debate on a patent overhaul bill, antiamendments -- amendments are expected throughout the day. we go live on c-span2. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: lord god of the nations, your word declares: "righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people." may our lawmakers and the citizens of this great land strive to please you through right living and submission to your will. help us to flee from the dead-end path of transgression that leads to national ruin. enable us to turn from thought, words, and deeds that
the u.s. senate about to gavel in to start the day. first up morning business, speeches on any topic and they will speak for 90 minutes or so before getting to legislative work. at 11:00 this morning, lawmakers will vote on the short-term government spending bill approved by the house last night. that measure would fund the federal government for another two weeks and proposes about $4 billion in cuts. after that, more debate on a patent overhaul bill, antiamendments -- amendments are expected...
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u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who have low-paying jobs and cannot afford to feed their family. that is why i and working so hard in the congress to focus on jobs, jobs, jobs. to me, this is what our primary responsibility is it. when the unemployment rate keeps climbing, we have to focus on jobs. i agree with you that putting people to work is uppermost and is why i support the programs of the small business administration. in my community, i have seen jobs in the biotech field, going from 400 to about 1600. another company that inst
u.s. children in there. i wish they would amend that and make it not north american free trade but make it north american fair trade because the blue- collar labor of the united states is not surviving here. we cannot protect or clothe our own. we have to take care of home first. guest: thank you and i appreciate your thoughtful comments. i visit the food banks in westchester county, n.y., and the numbers have just increased dramatically, not just the people who are out of work, but people who...
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u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic closer? there's a fallout if sanctions are put in place? please remember in iraq, in december 50,000 children died during the sanction period while it was put in place. your take on both. followed from the violence, as for the sanctions. >> thank you. >> who'd like to start up? what is your fear of what the humanitarian impact would be for the sanks -- sanctions or indeed just ongoing violence? >> honestly, i don't think it's anyone like to advocate for like sanctions affecting the people. no, i don't think. now all
u.s. millet terry to ask potentially rapidly in libya at the. c-span 2 that are 1:30 eastern. until then, journalists and political analyst at the salt lake club discussed the dumping them egypt, libya and the middle east. contact with the foreign media's coverage of the antigovernment protest in the role of the son of libyan leader muammar gadhafi. this is about 90you minutes.stii >> sir, your name? t >> what is your take on theuld u humanity -- can i ask you tohe hold the mic...
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according to the u.s. chamber of commerce, the sbir program serves as an important avenue by which agencies harness the creativity and ingenuity of small business to meet specific research and development needs of the federal government. and might i say, that they may be needs of the federal government, like we need a way to cool our tanks in afghanistan and iraq because our tanks are operating in temperatures that are excessive. that was a real need of the defense department. they sent out basically an s.o.s., can anybody come up with a better way? we will, not only did we come up with a better way in a radiator out of technology that we actually developed in louisiana, but, mr. president, as you know, these technologies don't stay in the department of defense. once they go out to be used in our tanks helping keep our war fighters safe, helping keep our war fighters save and helping win the wars we send hem to fitted, this technology can be deployed in the racing car industry or in detroit or in some of o
according to the u.s. chamber of commerce, the sbir program serves as an important avenue by which agencies harness the creativity and ingenuity of small business to meet specific research and development needs of the federal government. and might i say, that they may be needs of the federal government, like we need a way to cool our tanks in afghanistan and iraq because our tanks are operating in temperatures that are excessive. that was a real need of the defense department. they sent out...
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and finally u.s. former u.s. controller general david walker who served under both republican and democrat administrations have said and i quote, what threatens the ship are large, known and growing structural deficits. habitually spending more money than you make is irresponsible. but that is exactly what washington has done. habitually spend sinking our fiscal ship deeper and deeper each year. we saw a drastic swing as i mentioned in november. hoosiers and americans are united together in a common purpose demanding that our newly elected representatives and all representatives repair our fiscal health that's of our fiscal policy. it's called for cable election to preserve our country for tomorrow. they realize that the stakes are too high to ignore or delay addressing our fiscal challenges. hoosier families and businesses local communities, states and virtually any other entity across indiana and across our country have had to make sacrifices to trim their budgets. they are now calling for the federal governmen
and finally u.s. former u.s. controller general david walker who served under both republican and democrat administrations have said and i quote, what threatens the ship are large, known and growing structural deficits. habitually spending more money than you make is irresponsible. but that is exactly what washington has done. habitually spend sinking our fiscal ship deeper and deeper each year. we saw a drastic swing as i mentioned in november. hoosiers and americans are united together in a...
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i would argue that there is a vital u.s.-american interest t to -- u.s. american interest to harvest our own energy or we risk in engaging in military conflict every time those in the middle east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate. there are legitimate differences on both sides of this debate, but this is a debate the congress should be willing to have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go forward. mr. president, i yield the floor. and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. alexander: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask consent to vitiate the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: and i ask consent to divide equally the remaining amount of morning business time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. alexander: the senator from new york and i are on the floor to introduce legislation, which he will do in just a
i would argue that there is a vital u.s.-american interest t to -- u.s. american interest to harvest our own energy or we risk in engaging in military conflict every time those in the middle east become unstable. mr. president, this is absolutely a critical debate. there are legitimate differences on both sides of this debate, but this is a debate the congress should be willing to have, whether the president should have consulted and whether this is in our vital u.s. american interest to go...
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their way to california, but u.s. government experts insists that there is no threat to the american public. that just out from the associated press. again, this is brookings institution, the japanese ambassador here shortly. also in a couple of minutes, president obama, at the white house talking about libya and the passing last night of the no-fly zone, the announcement by libya of a cease fire and a truce. the president will be speaking shortly, and you can follow those comments on our companion network, c-span. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible convers
their way to california, but u.s. government experts insists that there is no threat to the american public. that just out from the associated press. again, this is brookings institution, the japanese ambassador here shortly. also in a couple of minutes, president obama, at the white house talking about libya and the passing last night of the no-fly zone, the announcement by libya of a cease fire and a truce. the president will be speaking shortly, and you can follow those comments on our...
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the u.s. treasury will pay whatever interest rate is required in order to basically achieve that part of the savings which are required to finance the deficit. now, what that means basically is that interest rates are moved up to a level in which you are certain people in the economy who would like to invest the can't afford the interest. >> interest rates are as low as they've been in decades. >> that is true only of aaa corporate, microsoft is not being crowded out. ibm is not being crowded out. the ones that are being crowded out are shown to be those which are, sake be rated corporations. if you take a look at ccc yields, interest rates are very high. and if you look at what the shortfall and investment is, it is very largely in small business and even construction, particularly, but it is not the large corporations which are being crowded out. they would be crowded out if the deficit were twice the size it is. they do not crowd out at this level. so i would say to you, who is crowded out?
the u.s. treasury will pay whatever interest rate is required in order to basically achieve that part of the savings which are required to finance the deficit. now, what that means basically is that interest rates are moved up to a level in which you are certain people in the economy who would like to invest the can't afford the interest. >> interest rates are as low as they've been in decades. >> that is true only of aaa corporate, microsoft is not being crowded out. ibm is not...
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as some of us predicted, u.s. and coalition air power has decisively and quickly reversed the momentum of qadhafi's forces, but now we need to refine u.s. strategy to achieve success as quickly as possible. as every military strategist knows, the purpose of applying military force is to achieve policy goals. our goal in libya is that qadhafi must go, and it is the right goal, but let's be honest with ourselves. we're indeed talking about regime change, whether the president wants to call it that or not. i agree with the president that we should not send u.s. ground troops to libya to remove qadhafi from power. that is exactly what libyan opposition forces are fighting to do. they are now on the outskirts of qadhafi's hometown of cert, and they appear to have no intention of stopping there. thus far, u.s. and coalition air powers cleared a path for the opposition to advance. u.n. security council resolution 1973 authorizes the use of -- quote -- "all necessary measures to protect civilians in libya." as long as qad
as some of us predicted, u.s. and coalition air power has decisively and quickly reversed the momentum of qadhafi's forces, but now we need to refine u.s. strategy to achieve success as quickly as possible. as every military strategist knows, the purpose of applying military force is to achieve policy goals. our goal in libya is that qadhafi must go, and it is the right goal, but let's be honest with ourselves. we're indeed talking about regime change, whether the president wants to call it...
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since coming to the u.s. senate, i have worked to increase the number of north carolinians on our federal judiciary. unfortunately, it has turned out to be a rather slow and arduous process, and after months of making the case that north carolina deserves more representation on the fourth circuit last year, judges jim wynn and al diaz were confirmed unanimously by the united states senate. north carolina is better off because judges jim wynn and al diaz, highly qualified, experienced and fire-minded judges, are now serving on the fourth circuit, and it is my hope that very soon north carolina will have another federal judge with the confirmation of judge cogburn. all of these judges have received bipartisan support, and i am pleased that senator burr has joined with me in recommending these judges. i recommended judge cogburn because of his distinguished record as a swriewrist and attorney in both the public and private sectors. after earning degrees from sanford university cumberland school of law and u.n.c.
since coming to the u.s. senate, i have worked to increase the number of north carolinians on our federal judiciary. unfortunately, it has turned out to be a rather slow and arduous process, and after months of making the case that north carolina deserves more representation on the fourth circuit last year, judges jim wynn and al diaz were confirmed unanimously by the united states senate. north carolina is better off because judges jim wynn and al diaz, highly qualified, experienced and...
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weekdays, live coverage of the u.s. senate. and weekends, booktv. 48 hours of the latest authors and nonfiction books. connect with us on twitter, facebook and youtube, and sign up for schedule alert e-mails at c-span.org. >> the securities and exchange commissions has faced conflict of interest questions recently after it was revealed a former employee with ties to a bernard madoff account can later worked on issues affecting madoff investors. two house panels held a joint hearing last week looking at internal management issues at the sec with testimony by sec chairman mary schapiro. you'll also here about the sec's budget and implementation of financial regulations during this two hour hearing. >> by reading the oversight government forum committee's mission statement. we secure two fundamental principles. first, americans have the right to know that the money washington takes from them is well spent. and, second, americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them. our duty on the oversight and governmen
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finally, u.s. controller general david walker who served under both republican and democratic administrations has said, "what threatens the ship are large known and growing structural deficits. spending more money than you make is irresponsible." that is what washington has done, spend, sinking our fiscal ship deeper and deeper each year. we saw a drastic swing in november. hoosiers and americans united together in a joined purpose that all representatives repair our fiscal health that's been destroyed by policies. they called for a change in course. they called for bold action today to preserve our country for tomorrow. they realize that the stakes are too high to ignore or delay addressing our fiscal challenges. hoosiers family and businesses, local communities, states, and other entities across indiana and the country had to make sacrifices to trim their budget. they are now calling for congress to do the same. mr. president, we cannot succeed unless we, together, republicans and democrats, agre
finally, u.s. controller general david walker who served under both republican and democratic administrations has said, "what threatens the ship are large known and growing structural deficits. spending more money than you make is irresponsible." that is what washington has done, spend, sinking our fiscal ship deeper and deeper each year. we saw a drastic swing in november. hoosiers and americans united together in a joined purpose that all representatives repair our fiscal health...
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the u.s. up to where they are in europe. these new regulations would destroy jobs at a time when americans need them the most. and they'd be especially devastatdevastating to states ln candidate other coal states. it would jeopardize the livelihoods of the 18,000 minors in kentucky and the additional 200,000 jobs that depend on coal production and the low cost of electricity that kentuckians enjoy. they'd raise the price of everything from electricity, gasoline, fertilizer to the food we eat. and that's why farmers, builders, manufacturers, small businesses, and the u.s. chamber of commerce oppose them and support an effort to stop them. but the white house is determined to get its way, and that's why they're attempting to do through regulation what they couldn't do through legislation, regardless of whether the american people want it or not. in my view, it's an insult to the millions of americans who are already struggling to make ends meet to find job. 14 million americans are looking for w
the u.s. up to where they are in europe. these new regulations would destroy jobs at a time when americans need them the most. and they'd be especially devastatdevastating to states ln candidate other coal states. it would jeopardize the livelihoods of the 18,000 minors in kentucky and the additional 200,000 jobs that depend on coal production and the low cost of electricity that kentuckians enjoy. they'd raise the price of everything from electricity, gasoline, fertilizer to the food we eat....